Spoon hook



July 26, 1927.

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Patented July 2S, 1927.

UNITED STATES WILLIS D. ELWOOD, OF COLVILLE, WASHINGTON.

SPOON HOOK.

Application filed January 28, 1926.l Serial No. 84,400.

This invention aims to provide a spoon hook which will be peculiarly eective in luring a fish, novel means being provided for mounting the spoons, and novel means being provided for connecting and assembling the various parts of the device.

It is fithin the province of the disclosure to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the invent-ion appertains.

lVith the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes' in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings Figure 1 shows in side elevation, a device constructed in accordance with the invention;

Figure 2 Figure 1;

Figure 3 Figure 1;

Figure 4 is an elevation showing a modification.

1n carrying out the invention, there is provided a connector 1, which may be made of wire, the connector being twisted upon itself, as at 2, to form eyes 3 and 4, the eye being connected by any suitable means, such as a ring 5, with a hook 6. A bridge strip 7 ext-ends across the eye 3, the ends of the bridge strip being curved as at 8, about and engaging opposite portions of the eye 3.

rlhe numeral 9 designates a U-shaped carrier of double-wall construction, the carrier including bearings 10 journaled on the connect-or 1, closely adjacent to the eye 3, the bearings 10 being prolonged to form pairs 11 and 12 of oppositely disposed arms 14, each arm of one pair being connected to the corresponding arm of the other pair by a cross piece 15, the cross pieces being 'oppositely disposed. The cross pieces 15 are curved, as at 16, where they join the arms of the pair 12. The cross pieces 15 are prolonged to form a point 17 where they join the arms of the pair 11. The outer edges of the cross pieces 15 slant inwardly from the curved portions 16 to the point 17, as indicated at 18. A spoon 19 is pivotally mountis a section on the line 2-2 of is a section on the line 3-3 of ed on the curved portions 16 of the'ca-rrier 9, 4for swinging movement about the connector 1, and for swinging movement toward and away from parallelism with respect to the connector, the curving of the carrier, at 16, facilitating the aforesaid movement of` the spoon 19 on the carrier. Because the outer edges of the cross pieces 15 slant a's'at 18, and terminate in the point 17, the carrier will clear itself readily of weeds.

A bead 2O is mounted for rotation on the connector 1, between the pairs 11 and 12 of arms, and is movable longitudinally of the connector, between the said pairs of arms. A plurality of beads 21 are journaled on the connector 1 and are located between the arms 12 of the carrier and the eyeV 4. Some of the beads above mentioned are differently colored and are translucent. Owing'to the specific construction and location of the beads, the bait will prove an attractive lure as it is drawn through the water.

The connector 1 may be assembled with a similar connector 1,and in Figure 1, the parts of the connector 1a are designated by numerals previously used, with the suihx a. The eye 8a of the connector 1a is engaged with the eye 3 of the connector 1, and the bridges 7 and 7 cooperate to limit relative longitudinal movement between the connectors 1 and la, without interfering to any undesirable extent with the relative pivotal movement between the connectors.

In Figure 4 of the drawings, parts hereinbefore described have been designated by numerals previously used with th-e suiix b. rlwo or more hooks 6b may be mounted on the ring 5b, and an additional bead 30 may be interposed among the beads 21h.

Owing to the fact that the U-shaped carrier 9, pointed as at 17, is provided, the spoon 1.9 will not cock or catch so that it will not spin, and the spoon will spin, no matter what it may hit in the water.

lVhat is claimed is Y 1. In, a device of the class described, a connector, a hoolr, means for mounting the hook on the connector, a laterally extended U-shaped carrier mounted on the connector to swing thereabout, a spoon pivotally supported on the carrier for swinging movement about the connector and for swinging movement toward and away from parallel-V ism with respect to the connector, a plurality of beads journaled on the connector and disposed between the carrier and said means,

and a bead mounted for rotation on the connector, and for Vmovement on the carrier longitudinally thereof between spaced parts of the carrier, `some of the beads beiiigdi'fferently colored, and beingl translucent.

2. In a device of the class described, a connector, a hook assembled with the connector, a U-shaped carrier of double-Walled construction comprising bearings journalled on the connector', the bearings being prolonged to form pairs of oppositely .disposed arms, each arm of one pair being connected to the corresponding arm of the other pair by a cross piece, the cross pieces being oppositely disposed, the cross pieces being curved Where they join the arms of one pair, and being prolongedto form a point Where they join the arms of the other pair, the outer edges ofthe' cross pieces elanting inwardly from said curved portions to said point, a spoon pivotally mounted on said curved portions of the arms, and abead loosely mounted on the connector and located bet-Ween the bearings.

3.111 a device of the class described, a

pairof connectors provided vvith interengaged eyes, bridges extended across the eyes, the bridge olf each eye cooperating with the other eye to limit the relative longitudinal movement of the connectors, each bridge having its ends curved about and engaging opposite portions of the corresponding eye, a lioolr carried by one connector, and a spoon carried by one connector.

4. In a .device of the class described, a connector, a hook assembled with the connector; a U-shaped carrier comprising bearings journaled on `the connector, the bearings being prolongedto form arms, a cross piece connecting the arms, the cross piece being curved where it joins one arm, and being prolonged to form a point Where it joins the other arm, the outer edge of the cross piece slanting inwardly from said curved portion to said point, and a spoon mounted `pivotally on the curved portion.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto ai'lixed my signature.

WILLIS l). ELWOOD. 

